Locomotive-tender frame.



No. 793,898. IPATENTED JULY 4, 1995. W. MOINTOSH.

LOGOMTIV. TENDER FRAME.

APPLIUATION FILED mm1, 1905.

2 BEEETSHEET l.

"n fafm" PATBNTED JULY 4, 1905.

W. MUINTSH.

LOGOMOTIVE TENDER FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. l, 1905.

lliifm 793,698.

Patented July ll, 19Min llarnnr @errer-3.

WILLAM MCNTOSH, OF Plnitllillilllii), NEW JERSEY.

SPECIFICATION' forming part of Letters Patent No. '1793,898, dated .Tully 4, 1905.

Application filed March 1I 1905. Serial No. 247,963.

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Be it known that l, WILLIAM MolN'rosn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Plainglield, in the county of Union and State of N ew Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Loeomo tive-Tender Frames, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a locomotivetender frame, and has for its object to provide a tender-frame combining lightness and strength and having its parts detachable and renewable in case of :injury or fracture.

rlhe invention consists in features of novelty, as hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the aecompanying drawings, forming part of this spimilieation, wheremvn Figure lV is a top plan view of my improved locomotive-tender frame Fig. 2, a vertical longitudinal section through the Aframe on line 2 2 in Fig. l.; Fig. 3, a vertical transverse section thereof on line 3 3 in Fig. lflooking to the right, Figsfl and 5, similar views to Fig. 3 looking to the left; Fig. 6, a side elevation of the frame; and Fig. 7, a top plan view of the middle portion of the frame, showing an alternative construction thereat.

Like letters and numerals of reference denote like parts in all the figures.

A represents my improved tender-frame, which comprises principally a rectaiiigularshaped outer portion having two opposite side pieces l, preferably composed of rolled steel, channel-shaped in cross-section, and two opposite end pieees.(preferably steel plates) LZ, which are respectively secured to an end sill or wood beam 3 by bolts et, as shown, or the end sill. 3 may be of metal, if desired.

The body of the 'frame A between the side and end pieces l 2 of its outer or surrounding portion, consists, preferably, of three separately-eonstructed parts a, ft, and l), composed, preferably, of castesteel respectively integral threughmit, the p art (l, which forms the :rear end portion of the body of the Aframe A, having a transverse beam 5, which. forms the tender body-bolster and is perforated cen,- trally Yfor the king-bolt (not shown) in the lusual manner.

The beam. or bolster 5, which may be of any suitable coniiguration," but preferably box-shaped along its middle portion and thence l-shaped and tapering to each end thereof, as shown, is secured at its ends to the side pieces l by rivets (or bolts) 6 and is intersected at right angles on each side of and equidistant from the longitudinal center line of the frame A by a longitudinal and preferably l-shaped beam or member 7, the two beanie 7 being united to each other at one end by an upright web or flange 8, which bears against and is secured to the end piece or plate 2 of the outer rectangular portion of the iframe Av by the bolts +L, the other ends of the beams 7 extending to a suitable distance beyond the beam or bolster toward the middle of the frame A.

The part c, which forms the front end portion of the body of the frame A, is similar in construction and arrangement to the part a, having the transverse beam or bolster 5', secured at its ends to the side pieces l by rivets (or bolts) 6 and intersected by the longitudinal lebeams or members 7, which are united to each other at one end Lby the upright web or flange 8 and extend at their other ends to a suitable distance beyond the bolster 5 toward the middle of the frame A, the beams 7 and 7 being in alinement with each other.

The middle part b of the body of the frame A consists of a transverse beam or I-shaped member t), which is attached at its ends to the side pieces l. in the middle of the frame A by rivets (or bolts) ll) and is intersected at right angles by longitudinal beams or mem bers ll, which are alined to the beams 7 7 of the parts rl` (1., the meeting ends oil' the beams 7 7 1,1 being spliced and securedA to each other, respectively, by rivets (or bolts) l2, supplemented by vertically-inserted .keys 13, as shown, or in any other suitable manner.

Depending from and preferably integral with each longitudinal member ll of the Amiddle part is a bracket c, to the lmver end ol" which is hinged the water-scoop, (indicated by broken lines in Fig. 5,) and betweenv the beams 111 on the other side of the beam J are located opposite to the brackets c the adjusting-sockets d for the water-scoop, the sockets d being preferably cast integral with the upright and horizontal webs 14 111, respectively, which unite the beams 11 to each other thereat.

e is a bracket for the brake-cylinder (not shown) and is preferably cast integral with one of the beams .11 of the part I), but may be otherwise arranged and of separate construetion, if desired.

In the part c and preferably integral therewith between the beam or bolster 5 and the end web or flange S and between the adjacent portions of the longitudinal beams or members 7 is formed the draw-bar pocketffor the rear-end coupler of the tender, and in the part c and preferably integral therewith on its under side is formed the pocket gfor the frontend coupling-link to the engine, the pocket g and part c of the frame A thereat being perforated vertically for the link bolt or pin, (not shown,) for which purpose the longitudinal beams 7l and the end web or flange S, adj a cent to the perforated pocket g, are united to each other, preferably along the top and bottom flanges of the beams 7, by webs 15, having strengthening-ribs 16 and 17, or the pocket g may be otherwise strengthened and the ntal disposed thereat, as found most suit- Between the bolsters 5 5 and the side pieces 1 and end pieces 2 of the outer rectangular portion of the frame A are arranged diagonal braces h 7L', which are preferably fixed at one end to the bolsters 5 5', adjacent to the longitudinal members 7 7, by rivets (or bolts) 18 and at their other ends in the case of the front and rear end braces 7i to the side and end pieces 1 2 at their junction or corners of the rectangular portion of the frame A and in the case of the middle braces h to the side pieces 1 and middle beam 9 at their junction by rivets (or bolts) 19.

On the frame A as above constructed is secured the floor i, (omitted from Fig. 1,) having the side angle-iron covering-bars 20, which extend the entire length of the frame A between the end sills 3, and on the floor i is supported the tank 7i', (indicated by the heavy broken line in Fig. 1,) which is ofthe usual construction, the other appendages of the frame forming no part of my invention and needing no further deseripiton.

By my construction of frame as above described I obtain great strength with comparative lightness, and if one of the parts becomes damaged it can be detached from the frame and a new part substituted without the delay consequent upon repairing a tender-frame when built up practically in one ieee.

If desired, I may dispense with the longitudinal beams 11 of the middle part t and their attachments 12 13 to the beams 7 7 of the parts a c', in which case the beams 7 of the part c are extended and unite with the transverse beam or member 9 at the middle of the frame A, the beams 7 of the part c being likewise extended and united to each other at their ends by a web or iiange 21, which bears against and is secured to the beam 9/ by bolts 22, as shown in Fig. 7.

It is to be here noted that for avoiding obseurity of delineation the various bolts (or rivets) 4, 6, 6', 10, 12, 18, and 19 for securing the several parts of the frame A together, as hereinbefore specified, are indicated, respectively, on the drawings bya single broken line.

/Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A locomotive-tender frame comprising an outer rectangular portion, a body portion surrounded by the rectangular portion and consisting of two end parts, and a middle part, respectively integral throughout, each end part having a transverse member forming the tender body-bolster and a longitudinal member intersecting the transverse member, and the middle part having a transverse member and a longitudinal member intersecting the transverse member and alined to the longitudinal members of the end parts, and means for detachably securing the said parts to each other and to the outer rectangular portion, substantially as described.

2. A locomotive-tender frame comprising an outer rectangular portion, a body portion surrounded by the rectangular portion and consisting of two end parts and a middle part, respectively integral throughout, each end part having a transverse member forming the tender body-bolster, two longitudinal members intersecting the transverse member and a coupler draw-bar pocket, and the middle part having a transverse member and two longitudinal members intersecting the transverse member and alined to the longitudinal members of the end parts, and means for detachably securing the said parts to each other and to the said outer rectangular portion, substantially as described.

8. A locomotive-tender frame, comprising an outer rectangular portion, a body portion surrounded by the rectangular portion and consisting of two end parts and a middle part, respectively integral throughout, each end part having a transverse member forming the tender body-bolster, two longitudinal members intersecting the transverse member and a coupler draw-bar pocket, and the middle part having a transverse member, two longitudinal members intersecting the transverse member, and a bracket and socket for carrying the water-scoop, and means for detachably securing the said parts to each other and to the said outer rectangular portion, substantially as described.

4. A locomotive-tender frame having an TOO ontfn leotangulmf portion7 n 'body portion sul'i'ouiided by tho rectangular 'portion and ool'isistingr oli' two ond parts rospootivoly intogial throughout, oooh of tho Suid parts hzw- :ing' :1L ti'zmsvol'so inoinbol' 'forming tho tendol body-bolster, two longitudinal monihors intersecting tho tiinisvel'so member, sind a, coupler draw-bai' pocket, and. :moans :for do taohahly scouring the Said parts to oaofh other and to the Said outer .reotzmgulm portion, 1o suhstz'tntiztlly' :is described.

ln testimony whmool" l lizwo Signed, iny muno to this ,spooil'ioation in the ploSonoo of two sn'hsoi'ihing witnossos.

VVILLIAM VIOINTOSH. fit/nesso@ {loir-11N H. LANGE, L il. lIINGsLANn. 

